Natural Infrastructure Capabilities (NIC) Work Group

Briefing for the Joint Service Environmental Management Conference

13 April 2005

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Outline

• Background

• Natural Infrastructure Capability Assessment

• Natural Infrastructure Valuation

• Pilot Tests

• Next Steps

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The NIC Initiative

• Created by the Installations Capabilities Council in Sep 04

• Tasked with analyzing the AF Natural Infrastructure Management and Encroachment Prevention concept for DoD-wide use

• ICC wanted results within 5 months (~ Feb 05)

• Comprised of mainly Environmental reps from OSD and Components, both Secretariat and HQs

• Meet every Monday – on a fast track!

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Natural Infrastructure Cube

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NIC Assessment

Quantitative and qualitative

metrics to measure

the capacity andcapability of

air, land and water components

to meet operational requirements

• Airspace

• Surface Land Access

• Air Shed Emissions Availability

• Water Supply

• Water Discharge Availability

• Seaspace Access

WHAT’S BEING MEASURED?

Joint Service Environmental Management Conference

WHAT DATA IS NEEDED?

Joint Service Environmental Management Conference

Accident Potential Zones and Noise Contours

Land Use Constraint Areas – Wetlands, CERCLA/RCRA

Sites, ESQD Arcs, etc.

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4. Compare resource requirements with resource availability for each resource category:

• Airspace• Airshed Emissions

Availability• Surface Land Access• Water Supply• Surface Water Areas• Water Discharge

Availability• Sea Space Access

Resource

Logs & Annual Reports

Geospatial Data

Studies and Planning Documents

Emerging and Legacy Data Systems

Required/Available x 100 = %Or

Allotted/Available x 100 = %

1. Determine Operational Requirements

2. Determine Corresponding Resource Requirements

3. Determine Resource Availability

Resource Capability Ratings:*

RO3 = Major Opportunities

RO2 = Significant Opportunities

RO1 = Some Opportunities

RR = Minor Opportunities or

Deficiencies

RD1 = Some Deficiencies

RD2 = Significant Deficiencies

RD3 = Major Deficiencies

*RO = Resource Opportunity

*RR = Resource Ready

*RD = Resource DeficiencyPermits

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Natural Infrastructure Valuation

• Forests

• Shrubland

• Grassland

• Farmland

• Wetland

• Open Fresh and Marine Water

• Mineral Bearing Strata

• Air shed Emissions Availability

• Water Supply

• Wastewater Discharge Availability

Values provided

by natural infrastructure

assets

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Natural Infrastructure Valuation Process

Total Natural Infrastructure Asset ValueTotal Natural Infrastructure Asset Value

Resource Characteristics:Acreage or other amount, location,

condition, other attributes (e.g., airspace, sea space, maneuver area)

Resource Characteristics:Acreage or other amount, location,

condition, other attributes (e.g., airspace, sea space, maneuver area)

Goods: Water, Minerals, Crops, Timber, Fish/Game,

Grazing, Habitat, Training

Goods: Water, Minerals, Crops, Timber, Fish/Game,

Grazing, Habitat, Training

Appraise:Comparable Sales, Income Stream, Replacement Cost

Training Value

Appraise:Comparable Sales, Income Stream, Replacement Cost

Training Value

Asset Value(military, community/ecological, market)

Asset Value(military, community/ecological, market)

Step1: Inventory and characterize the assets present

Step 2: Determine the goods represented by the assets

Step 3: Gather relevant data on value of goods

Step 4: Appraise value. Enter the value estimates into a framework that allows aggregation of all factors

Facilitate Informed Decision Making

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Initial Air Force RCM Applications

• Base Closure Executive Group (BCEG)

– Supported AF beddown scenario development drills

• Barksdale AFB

– Used RCM information to increase base share of oil/gas/timber rights

• Seymour Johnson AFB

– Used RCM to work MTR encroachment

• Cannon AFB

– Used RCM to define aquifer availability

• Beale/Shaw AFBs

– Used RCM to address receiving water body issues

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DoD Natural Infrastructure Capability

VisionDoD Installations And Ranges Are Available

When And Where Needed, With The Capabilities And Capacities Necessary To Support The Current And Future Warfighter

Mission StatementProvide, Manage, And Sustain, In An Environmentally Sound

And Legally Compliant Manner, Natural Infrastructure At Installations And Ranges

To Support Joint And Service-Specific Readiness And Operations

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Lessons Learned (so far)• ARMY

• Surface land measures being revised to better capture and portray range and training capabilities and limitations

• NAVY

• Revising surface and sea space measures to account for variety of operational areas/needs at Navy ranges and operational areas

• AIR FORCE

• Revising off-site compatibility measures by attempting to establish degrees of compatibility instead of ‘yes/no’

• ALL

• Updating frequency spectrum measures to better capture the data to assess encroachment issue

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Next Steps• Pilots

– Finalize AF, Army, and Navy pilots

– Conduct USMC, DLA, Joint-Service, and Overseas Pilots

– Evaluate pilot results

• Develop a consistent NIC framework, including– Common measures, definitions, assumptions

• Develop methodology for aggregating results to support decision making

• Assess financial constructs to support sound investment strategies

• Develop implementation policy and procedures

• Coordinate with DoD Sustainable Ranges IPT, led by ODUSD(R)

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Questions?